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Highlights From Last Weeks Show Hot Topics: New additions to View family: Sara Haines welcomes new baby We welcome two special deliveries — Haines' daughter Sandra Grace and our production assistant Jessica's daughter Zoe! WATCH: https://youtu.be/NYS4fWEoryM Hot Topics: New Year's most memorable moments They discussed the most memorable moments of New Year's Eve — from Mariah Carey asking for tea during her performance to Steve Harvey's eye-catching outfit. (Video Above)  The View Talks Marijuana Hot Topics: California legalizes recreational marijuana Whoopi Goldberg reacts to the landmark new law: "This is for folks who have been waiting for a very long time." (Video Above) Hot Topics: Things to care about in 2018 Ana Navarro says the deadly protests in Iran deserve more of our attention in the new year: "You cannot stifle freedom for that long — at some point hope will come b...

Andy Grammer Times Square, N.Y.   — Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the official Times Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Andy Grammer, Lauren Alaina, Mariah Carey, Sugarland, Camila Cabello, Nick Jonas, Neil Diamond, Andra Day, Chyno Miranda, and Leslie Grace with Play-N-Skillz, as well as an array of special activities and appearances that will happen all throughout the evening. Neil Diamond Andra Day The iconic, international celebration will begin with the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball atop One Times Square. The official opening ceremony will feature a spectacular Chinese cultural performance, the Tongliang Athletics Dragon Dance, from Chongqing, China, presented by the Sino-American Friendship Association (SAFA). As the festivities continue, celebrity guests will read several confetti wishes for the N...

The View On Set Yesterday Hot Topics:  View Co-Hosts Weigh In On Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve Performance. “Sometimes you just gotta say: ‘You know what, I didn’t do this one … I blew this," Whoopi Goldberg said of the performance. “You can’t blame it on the people who are trying to make you look good — nobody wants you to look bad, nobody." WATCH: http://abc.tv/2hMEYlj​ Hot Topics: President-elect Donald Trump On Alleged Hacking: 'I Know Things' Joy Behar​ reacted to Trump​'s claim that he "knows things" about the alleged hacking: "Imagine if it was Obama​ doing that, he'd be called for treason!" WATCH: http://abcn.ws/2i788wn ​ View Co-Hosts Remember Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Zsa Zsa Gabor & George Michael "2016's exit was really rough," Whoopi Goldberg said. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/2j1yEHw ​

Mariah Carey NY TIMES -- Mariah Carey suffered through a performance train wreck in Times Square on New Year’s Eve as malfunctions left her at a loss vocally during her hit song “Emotions,” struggling to reach notes and to sync the lyrics and music. The trouble continued when she gave up on another of her best-known numbers, “We Belong Together,” while a recording of the song continued to play, a confirmation that she had been lip-syncing. But on Sunday, a dispute erupted between Ms. Carey’s representatives and producers of ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest,” on which the singer was performing. Ms. Carey’s manager, Stella Bulochnikov, charged that the show’s producers had been aware of technical problems but did not fix them — and chose to continue showing Ms. Carey’s messy performance “to get ratings.” Read the full NY Times Story HERE.  Photo By: Media Punch INC